BREAKING: Explosion Reported in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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An explosion and subsequent fire have been reported at a welding company in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Police are evacuating residents within one mile of the scene, near the zoo. It is unclear if anyone was injured.

Sioux Falls Police say they are evacuating residents within one mile of the A-OX explosion. The welding company is about a mile east of I-29, and about a mile north of the zoo. Here is a map of one mile. #kelowxpic.twitter.com/QHtpkRVIUg